Attachment for wrist-watches.



T. F. HATHAWAY. ATTACHMENT FOR WRIST WATCHES. APPLICATION FILED MAI/24. :915.

Patented Nov. 30, 191.5,

THOMAS F. HATHAWAY, F ELGIN,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 ILLINOIS WATCH CASE COMPANY, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS. y

ATTACHMENT non' WRIST-WATCHES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

Application led Mey 24, 1915. Serial No. 30,241.

T o all 4whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Tnonas F. HATHA'- wAY, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Illgin, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for lVi-ist-llflii'tclies, of which the following is a specification.

i The present invention relates to an attachment or device for use in connection with wrist watches which enables the watch to be turned while upon the wearer to expose either the face or back as desired.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide means for attaching in a simple and etlicient manner by a swivel connection to a watch body both ends of a chain or bracelet.

A further object is to provide means for ei'ecting swivel connections between the A further object of the invention is to ar-v range these connections so that if the chain or bracelet is removed and the watch worn as a chatelaine or belt it will not possess an appearance which would identify7 it as a wrist watch that was being used in a different mannerv than intended.V

A further object of the invention is to arrange and construct the parts which are attached to the watch body whereby they are strong and durable and not liable to become broken or separated from the body of the watch by a striking of the same against a. surface. l'

The invention further consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.l

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation showing a wrist watch with the attachment of the present invention applied thereto and the chain or bracelet attached; Fig. 2 is an' enlarged detail showing a plan view of the secondary swivel attachment; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail through a portion ofthe watch body and thesecondary swivel attachment; and Fig. 4 is a detail section taken at right angles to the section shown in Fig. 3 showing a portion of the watch body and the secondary swivel attachment.

In the art to which the present invention relates, it is desirable to provide these wrist watches with ameans for swivelly attaching both ends of the chain or bracelet to the body of the watch for the purpose of permitting the watch to be turned while on the wearer so as to expose either the face or back as desired, since the backs are frequently made in a highly ornamental manner and create a very attractive appearance whenexposed. and moreover when the back is exposed the danger of breaking the crystal by striking against a surface is eliminated. It is` of course, necessary to turn the watch so as to expose the. face when it is desired to read the time. It is. moreover, desirable to so construct the watch body as to permit the watch to be used as either a chatelaine or wrist type of watch as desired, and. therefore. the means permitting the swivel connection between the ends of the chain or bracelet and the body of the watch should be of a character so that thev lend an attractive appearance to the watch case when the watch is used as a chatelaine type of watch.

Referring now. to the drawings, and particularly to Fig. l, the device is shown as applied to a wrist watch 5 of any suitable stvle or character. This watch is provided with a pendant 6 carrying a bow 7, and this pendant is of the swivel variety; that is it can freelv turn about the stem ot' the watch, and for clearness in description this pendant and bow may be termed the primary swivel connection to the watch body. Placed opposite `this primary swivel connection is a secondary swivel connection designated generally by the numeral 8. It is, of course, understood that these terms primary and secondari7 are simply used for expediting the description and are .not meant as terms of limitation since so far as swiveling is concerned one .connection is just as important as the other.

The bracelet 9. which is used in the drawings for illustrative purposes, is of the usual expansion link type and may be of any form or design desired.

The secondary swivel connection, which 'fornis the subject matter of the present invention consists of a body 10 formed of two 1 and si.

. in conformity foutivardiy extending if'. and a centraportioni raised or eievi .Y drawing providcsa substantially long sur- Tfa-jce' so that the member Scan be substanat their inner oi this inner end of the post to tiaiiy and. easiiy soldered; or otherwise faired to theA watch body. The outer face le of each of the arms l1 is of a concavoconvex formation, and these faces terminate ends in curvilinear raised shoulders z i' ring post- 16 is siviveiiy mounted in the central portion' i2' of the memberl() and the inner end or" this ring is chamhered as. at 1T so as to permit a ready and easy upsetvide angcs i8 which hoid the post in piace, aithough permitting a ready turning of the post within the portion 12.

As will be seen Jfrom Fig. il, the cnrvi linear shoulders i5 extend up a substantial distance about the ring portion i5) ot' the post. 5y so constituting the shoalders two .important results are obtained. First, a gna-rd or protection is piaced around this :fing `which. tends to detiect from the ring any hier? 'occasioned by the striking of the *Watch 'against a surface. ri`hisis material since the ring must necessarily be oi a email anddeiicate naturefwherehy it could not withstand the shock or jar of a .-bi'oW. Secondly, by so arranging the shoulders 15, with respect to the ring, an attachment is provided at the bottom of the watchiwhich ifs-symmetrical in. nature forming sorti of a scroil work and thus when the Watch is used a chateiaineor tyoe it isof an attractive appearance, the secondary or swivel connection partahing oi' the characteristics of an ornament on the bottom of the'fivatcii. Ey attachinf-r the ring post in theiiianner described' no ooring or puncturingtiir. the Watch case 1s necessary, and this is mp'ortant'since ifit is necessary to bore througiithe Watch case 'the hole thus made xviii he iiah'iey to permit ingress of dirt into the interior of the case, which obvionsiy is highly undesirable. By use of the foregoing invention the secondary swivel attachmentcan' be readiiy and quiciriy placed proaieefieo upon the watch body Without boring or otherwise cutting away the case, and the primary swivei atachment is a portion of the necessary parts of a Watch. if claim: n

l. Arr attachment for Wrist Watches comprising a body portion formed with oppo- 'siteiy extending arms each having an inner face' congured in conformity to the configuration of the peripheryA of a watch case and adapted to besecured thereto, a central portion intermediate said arms and a ring swiveied in said central portion, substantially as described. Y

2. An attachment for Wrist Watches comprising a body portion composed of oppositeiy extending arms having their linner facesconigured in conformity to the configuration of the periphery of a. Watch case and adapted to be secured to said periphery, central portion intermediate said arms, a ring swiveiiy mounted in said central portion and shouiders on the adjacent ends of said arms extending outwardly and partially embracing said ring, substantially as described. f

3. As a new article of manufacture, an attachment for Wrist Watches comprisingJ a body formed with oppositeiy extending arms having their inner faces configured in conformity to the configuration of the Apesecured to said periphery, a central portion intermediate said arms and lying above the inner faces of the arms, substantially as described.

As a new article of manufacture, an attachment for Wrist Watches comprising a body formed of oppositely extending arms having their inner faces configured in conformity to the configuration of the periphery oa Watch case and adapted to be securedyto said periphery, a central portion, the innerv face of the central portion lying above the lower faces of the arm portions and prin'ections` extending from the adjacent ends loi the arms and projecting above the ceiitrai portion, substantially as described.'

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